Bobby Cassevah left Friday's Cactus League game for precautionary reasons after he was hit in the leg by a comebacker.

It sounds like the Rockies were just playing things safe, so he likely won't have to miss any time. The 27-year-old right-hander is a non-roster invitee this spring and is currently competing for a bullpen spot. Sat, Mar 16, 2013 01:13:00 AM

Bobby Cassevah was removed from Friday night's game against the Reds in the eighth inning due to an undisclosed injury.

No word yet on what the injury is, or the extent of it. Rockies skipper Walt Weiss and the team trainer went out to the mound and conferred with Cassevah before he was taken out of the game. He's competing for a role in the Opening Day bullpen, which could be at risk if the injury requires him to miss any significant time. Sat, Mar 16, 2013 12:34:00 AM

The 27-year-old chose to become a free agent after being removed from the Angels' 40-man roster on Thursday. Cassevah appeared in just four games for Anaheim last season and has logged only 64 2/3 career major league innings. He'll be nothing more than bullpen depth for the Rockies. Sat, Mar 2, 2013 11:35:00 PM

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Bobby Cassevah left Friday's Cactus League game for precautionary reasons after he was hit in the leg by a comebacker.

It sounds like the Rockies were just playing things safe, so he likely won't have to miss any time. The 27-year-old right-hander is a non-roster invitee this spring and is currently competing for a bullpen spot.

Bobby Cassevah was removed from Friday night's game against the Reds in the eighth inning due to an undisclosed injury.

No word yet on what the injury is, or the extent of it. Rockies skipper Walt Weiss and the team trainer went out to the mound and conferred with Cassevah before he was taken out of the game. He's competing for a role in the Opening Day bullpen, which could be at risk if the injury requires him to miss any significant time.

The 27-year-old chose to become a free agent after being removed from the Angels' 40-man roster on Thursday. Cassevah appeared in just four games for Anaheim last season and has logged only 64 2/3 career major league innings. He'll be nothing more than bullpen depth for the Rockies.

Cassevah, who began the year on the DL with a sore right shoulder, has a 6.14 ERA and 4/5 K/BB ratio over 7 1/3 innings this season between High-A Inland Empire and Triple-A Salt Lake. He'll continue to work out the kinks in the minors.

He's hoping to toss a sim game later this week. Cassevah has yet to make his Cactus League debut due to the tear in his shoulder, an injury which was diagnosed last year but did not require surgery. The 26-year-old right-hander was making steady progress until the shoulder tightened up following a bullpen workout last week.

Bobby Cassevah is likely to open the season on the disabled list after he suffered a setback with his shoulder earlier this week.

Cassevah has yet to make his Cactus League debut due to a slight tear in his shoulder, an injury which was diagnosed last year but did not require surgery. The 26-year-old right-hander was making steady progress until the shoulder tightened up following a bullpen workout. The timeline for his return isn't yet clear.

Bobby Cassevah has been nursing some shoulder tightness but is scheduled to resume throwing in the next few days.

The right-hander dealt with a shoulder issue last spring, as well, and wound up beginning the year on the disabled list. It doesn't sound like this situation is as serious, though. If healthy, Cassevah will compete for a middle relief role.

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Arenado escaped with just a bruise after taking a hard grounder off his left hand in Thursday's loss to Atlanta. It's the same hand Arenado injured on a hit-by-pitch earlier this week. For now, consider the All-Star third baseman day-to-day.

Rockies manager Bud Black said Tuesday that there is no timetable for Ian Desmond's return from the disabled list.

Desmond has been out since July 26 with a strained right calf and still hasn't been cleared for baseball activities. It sounds like he'll miss most, if not all, of August. The 31-year-old is batting just .285/.328/.388 with five home runs over 65 games in the first year of a five-year, $70 million free agent deal.

Tyler Anderson (knee) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and manager Bud Black said the pitcher is progressing well.

Anderson is eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list on Aug. 25. He has been sidelined since June 25 due to inflammation in his left knee. "I don't know if his return is imminent but it's coming," Black said after the session. Anderson is hopeful of returning to the rotation when he is ready to return, but fantasy owners will want to see him knock off the rust in and out of two before trusting him again.